Curtain ring and holder



No. 6|8,557. v Patented lan. 3|, |899. H. S. BREWINGTON.

CURTAIN RING AND HOLDER.

Applicaticn led Feb. 21, 1898..)

(No Model.)

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HENRY S. BREVINGTON,

ATENT Prien.

OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

CURTAIN RING AND HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 618,557, dated January 31, 1899. Application filed February 2l, 1898. Serial No. 671,106. (No model.)

.To a/ZZ whom t may concern.-

Beit known that I, HENRY S. BREwINeroN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented a new and useful Curtain Ring and Holder, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relatesv to certain improvements in rings for curtain-poles and similar articles, the object being to provide a device of this class which shall be extremely simple and cheap to manufacture and which shall serve the double capacity of sliding ring on the pole and curtain-holder.

Vith this object in view my invention consists in a combined curtain ring and holder composed of a single strip of spring metal, the

parts being constructed, arranged, and coml bined in the manner hereinafter fully' described and afterward specifically pointed out in the claims.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention most nearly appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which` Figure l is a perspective View of one end of a curtain-rod provided with rings constructed in accordance with my invention, part of a curtain being shown suspended thereby. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section from front to rear through one of the rings. Fig. Sis a perspective view illustrating a curtain-ring made in accordance with my invention, the form being slightly modified. Fig. 4 is a vertical section from front to rear through the ring illustrated in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective View illustrating the application of my invention to the construction of a paperfile. Fig. 6 is Vertical section from front to rear through one side of the paper-file illustrated in Fig. 5. v

Like letters of reference mark t-he same parts wherever they occur in the various iigu res of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by letters, A indicates a curtain-pole of any ordinary construction, and B any ordinary style of curtain to be suspended therefrom.

O C indicate curtain-rings of my preferred form. Near one end the curtain-ring C is provided with a longitudinal slot D, and the eXtreme end is bent downward at E and backward at F. The opposite end of the curtainring is out away on each side, forming a narrow tongue G, which is bent outward through the slot D, and then back upon itself, forming a sharp-pointed end H of a length to j ust about reach the outward-bent portion E of the opposite end.

The natural tendency of this ring, due to the elasticity of the metal, is to open its ends, and by slightly extending the normal opening between the ends said ends may be slipped over the curtain-pole to adj ust the ring in position thereon without the necessity of either placing the ring in position on the pole before the head I is secured upon it or of passing the ring over the head, which is usually much larger in diameter than the pole. Having passed the ends of the ring over the pole, in order to secure it in its operative position upon the pole, it is only necessary to slip the point H and tongue G through the slot D, when the elasticity of the ring, operating outward, will cause the parts to assume the positions shown in the drawings, in which the point H normally bears with elastic pressure toward the outward extension E of the opposite end of the ring. In order to suspend the curtain from the ring, it is only necessary to squeeze the two sides of the ring toward each other, which will open a gap between the point II and extension E, and the curtain being slipped into this gap will be engaged by the point and pressed over the hook end F, and thus rmly be held in position by the elasticity of the ring.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3 the only changes are that the hook F on the end E of the ring is omitted and an opening .I formed in the outward extension E, through which lthe hook His permitted to pass until arrested by the contact of the tongue G with the outer wall D of the slot D, the hook H in this position projecting a slight distance through the opening J. To place the ring thus constructed in position, the operation is the same as with the form of ring shown in Figs. and 2, and to engage the upper edge of the curtain with' IOO the ring it is only necessary, as before, to press the two sides of the ring toward each other, which will cause the withdrawal of the hook II from the opening J, thus forming a space in which the upper edge of the curtain may be inserted. Upon the release of the sides of the ring the elasticity of the metal will cause the point of the hook H to engage with or pierce the material of the curtain, according to its texture, thereby firmly holding the curtain in position by means of the elasticity of the metal of the ring.

In adapting myinvention for use as a paperile, as illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, I have used the form of ring shown in Figs. 3 and 4:, and have shown two rings formed of one piece of metal, the rings being attened on one side, as at K, to lie upon the board or stiff cardboard L and the slotted end being turned up at right angles to the flat portion K. The operation of adjusting the paper-lefor use is identical with that of engaging the ring upon the curtain-pole and suspending the curtain therefrom. The two points H/ in the paper-ile are connected with the tongues G and are forced upward through the openings J in the bentends E, so that in order to impale a sheet of paper on the file itis only necessary to press upon the top of the ring C until the points Il are withdrawn below the bent ends E, when the paper may be slipped under the bent ends E and over the points H', and by releasing the pressure on the top C' of the rings the elasticity of the metal will cause the points to pierce the paper and to assume the position shown in the drawings,

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

l. A combined ring and holder formed of a single strip of flat spring metal, one end being turned outward at substantially a right angle to a tangent drawn at the point of bending, a longitudinal slot being formed in this end extending for some distance within the point of bending, the opposite end of the ring being formed into a narrow tongue having a sharpened point, turned outward to adapt it to be passed through the slot, bent back upon itself and adapted by the elasticity of the metal to clamp the edge of a curtain or other article between it and the opposite, outwardbeut end of the ring, substantially as described.

2. A combined ring and holder formed of a single strip of flat spring metal, one end being turned outward at substantially a right angle to a tangent drawn at the point of bending, a longitudinal slot being formed in this end extending for some distance within the point of bending, and an opening being made through the bent end, the opposite end of the ring being formed into a narrow tongue having a sharpened point, turned outward to adapt it to be passed through the slot, bent back upon itself,and adapted by the elasticity of the metal to engage the upper edge of a curtain or other article between it and the opposite, outward-bent end of the ring, substantially as described.

HENRY S. BREVINGTON.

YVitnesses:

HARRY E. GILBERT, ROBERT C. RHODES. 

